Teach Yourself Microsoft Excel 2000 Visually [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Ruth Maran (Author), Kelleigh Wing (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 6, 1999 | Series: Teach Yourself Visually

Packed with more than 300 full-color pages, Teach Yourself Microsoft Excel 2000 VISUALLY offers a clear and colorful way to read less and learn more on your way to becoming an Excel 2000 master. You'll receive jargon-free instructions on everything from working with formulas and functions on your worksheets, to adding graphics and charts to your worksheets, to using your Excel files on the Internet with clear examples that fill every chapter.

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Read Less, Learn More
Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something—and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle scores of Excel 2000 tasks, from spreadsheet basics to formulas, formatting, charts and graphics, macros, and more.

• Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
• Succinct explanations walk you through step-by-step
• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
• Sidebars offer practical tips and tricks

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Ruth Maran is the Author and Architect of maranGraphics books. She creates the words and structure that are the basis for the books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing, Inc.; illustrated edition edition (July 6, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764560565
• ISBN-13: 978-0764560569
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,440,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Spreadsheets
  • #50 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Applications > Office 2000

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars from novice to advanced in under 3 hours, August 25, 2000

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M. H. Bayliss "book queen" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself Microsoft Excel 2000 Visually (Paperback)

This is my first experience with this series, and what a positive experience it was! The layout is very easy to follow, the diagrams are accurate and attractive, and the text clear. I barely knew how to use Excel at all when I started, but after under 3 hours with the book, I'm confident that I could do any major project just using the information I learned while reading it. Kudos to whoever designed the order of difficulty and chapter headings, because the progression of ideas naturally follows. The chapters on using complex formulas and creating charts were particularly strong. In fact, even if you don't know how to use your mouse, if you read the book chronologically, you'd learn that too, followed by of course more complex things. I knew Excel was a powerful program. After reading this book, I feel that I can put that knowledge to work in practical ways. If you are a visual learner and have trouble following the "Idiot Guides," this series is a great alternative.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars for the user totally new to Excel / PCs, June 4, 2002

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STEVEN OROURKE (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself Microsoft Excel 2000 Visually (Paperback)

I am an Excel instructor. This is the book I reccommend if your student (or you) are clueless about what Excel is or how to use a spreadsheet program. Step-by-step and lots of screen shots. If you're not clueless, get a more advanced book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for the teach-yourself person, March 3, 2002

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself Microsoft Excel 2000 Visually (Paperback)

This book just beats the tar out of the comparable ". . . For Dummies" and ". . . For Complete Idiots" analogs. The exercises step you through all of the basics of Excel and the color images show you what will really be on the screen. Each step is clearly marked and there are no obvious leaps to another level. Various shades of black and white can show a great deal, but there are times when only color will do. This is especially true when color coding is used to differentiate different key aspects of the display, which is done in Excel. This is the book that I recommended be adopted for future classes in Excel and the one I would use if I were to teach the class again.